Block on NSW gold mine rejected by federal court
The Federal Court has overturned a decision by former environment minister Tanya Plibersek to block the $1.3 billion McPhillamys gold mine in New South Wales. The court ruled that the decision-making process lacked procedural fairness and sent the proposal back to the current minister for review.
Why it matters
This ruling highlights the tension between economic development, mining interests, and Indigenous heritage protections in Australian environmental policy.
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Share A A A NSW Premier Chris Minns has emerged victorious in a stoush over a controversial Central West gold mine after the Federal Court threw out a ban made by then-environment minister Tanya Plibersek, who stalled the mine on Indigenous heritage grounds.
Federal Court Justice James Stellios on Wednesday decided to send the $1.3 billion McPhillamys mine proposal back to the current minister Murray Watt, determining Plibersek’s original decision lacked procedural fairness.
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